Compton/Woodley Airport is owned by the county of Compton/Woodley and is a public airport situated 2 miles southwest of the central business district of Compton which is a city in South Los Angeles County, California. The airport is being used solely for general aviation and as an alternative to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) which is located 8 miles to the west. From 2006-2007, the airport had around 66,000 general aviation aircraft operations or 180 daily. Currently, there are 209 aircraft based at this airport ranging from single-engine, multi-engine, helicopter, and jet aircrafts.